I have many hats and intend to regular post a picture of me in a different hat, cap or other headgear, then perhaps say something about them.
Note I'm not a hat expert, so what I say may not be totally correct, however after collecting so many different hats I can occasionally offer some insight.

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Modern Pork Pie hats are defined by their crown which resembles the top a pork pie.

I call this a modern Pie hat since other styles in history have also used this name.

I associate this hat with Gene Hackman in the French Connection.

Modern pork pie hats can be made from felt, straw, tweed, leather or like this one a stiff hessian like material. They always have similar proportions to the one I'm wearing, i.e. a small brim which can be flat or curled and upright crown, with the pork pie top.

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

What is the difference between a fedora & trilby, its dam confused out there even the experts contradict each other.

From what I can see its basically comes down to the size of the brim, big brim (3" or more ) Fedora, small brim (less than 3") Trilby, although you will find many hats that cross the 3" border both ways.

This hat has a gutter down the crown, a pinched front and kettle curl around the brim